Ok all, I don't know if this is more confusing because that's sort of the idea, until the end where everything gets revealed....who am I kidding I'm just writing as I think of them.

There was nothing. No pain, no...feeling. It was as if she was walking upon clouds. Swirls of misty blues gathered around her bare ankles. "W... where am I?" she asked herself looking around. There were no buildings, no people, cars or streets, not even the blue sky, or the soft green grass beneath her feet. Everything was shrouded in mist. Kirika looked at herself. This wasn't what she was wearing before. Now she was dressed in what looked like to her a short blue bathrobe stopping right above her knees.

Suddenly voices. She could hear voices. But not of people she knew. They were male voices, deep and hushed as if what they were saying were for their ears only. At first she didn't recognize what language they were speaking, but somehow she was able to translate it. Zig zagging lines, like those on a computer chip appeared about her, shinning in brilliant blues, silvers, reds, pinks, greens, etc. Her breathing increased, fear setting in. "Kenshin?" she called in fear. "KENSHIN!"

"Damn IT!" Kenshin pounded his fists against the solid wall. Karou stood next to Aoshi and watched her brother's anger set in. "Kenshin it wasn't...." "Don't even say it. It was my fault. If I had been faster to pull her up she wouldn't be gone right now!" Karou looked at the ground, feeling the same pain as her brother. Her head popped up as a question flew through her mind. "But the real question is, why did they want her?" She stated looked at Aoshi. "Who knows? We really don't know much about her background. Maybe she was the girlfriend of the leader of a mob and ran off, but he came after her. I mean with a body like that who wouldn't...." THWAP. "You're not helping Aoshi!" Karou shouted. "Well we won't be any help to her here. I say we try to find out as much about her as possible. Maybe we'll find something." Kenshin froze. "I know where we can find out about her."

"Kazumari INC.? What are we doing here?" Karou asked as they followed Kenshin to the back of the green tinted glass building. "Well, I know she had someone name Mr. Yamamato who seemed very protective of where she was, so I looked him up. Mr. Yamamato is advisor to Kirika Kazumari, the youngest CEO in the world," Kenshin pulled out a thin but sturdy card and opened the door. "But what really interested me was that he had arrest charges for being in alliance with a dangerous gang when he was younger. But I have no clue if he is apart of her kidnapping or not. But we'll find out soon enough."

Aoshi waited at the door with a walkie-talkie, Karou following Kenshin up the many flights of stairs, dodging cameras and finally making it to the top floor. A large office resided at the very back, CEO written in big black letters on the glass doors. Beside that office was written, VCEO. Kenshin smiled as he made his way to that office.

Karou pulled him back as a flashlight glanced over where Kenshin had just stood. "You didn't think it was going to be that easy did you?" Karou said irritably. Rolling his eyes, Kenshin unlocked the door and walked it. "Hurry up will you?" Karou said anxiously. ::crackle:: "Kenshin, the door tripped a silent alarm. Guards should be heading up your way. Hurry up." ::crackle:: Documents, articles, worker status etc... popped up on the illuminate screen. "God there's so much. But what exactly are we looking for?" "Anything... anything that'll give us information as to why she was taken." He replied finally grabbing the Disk he inserted to copy the information onto it.

Doors slammed open as a rush of ten guards began to search the entire floor. "Oh great." Kenshin grabbed Karou and both headed out of the office in a low crouch. Kenshin quickly rolled passed a guard at the other end of the cubicle like hall, motioning for Karou to wait...then motioned for her to pass quickly. Finally they made it to the door. "Hey! You stop right there!" shouted a guard as he rushed his light to them. "RUN!" Karou shouted, pushing her brother into the stairwell.

It was a race against odds as they bounded down the stairs, barely in front of the guard. Aoshi stood by the opened door, waving his arm to hurry them on. "Come on!" All three flew out the door, slamming it just in time to lock it. BAM. Unfortunately, the guard wasn't able to stop in time for hitting the metal door with a loud resounding boom.